Brendan

English

Alternative forms

• Brandon, Brenden, Brendon, Brennan

Etymology

Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Proper noun

Brendan

1. A male given name from Irish.
   • 2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Brandan m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布倫丹 / 布伦丹 (Bùlúndān)

• Dutch: Brandaan m
• French: Brendan (fr)
• Galician: Brandán (gl) m
• Irish: Bréanainn m, Breandán m, Breanndán m
• Italian: Brendano
• Japanese: ブレンダン (Burendan)
• Latin: Brendanus m
• Lithuanian: Brendanas
• Macedonian: Брендан (Brendan)
• Old Irish: Brénainn m
• Portuguese: Brandão m
• Russian: Брендан (ru) m (Brendan)
• Scottish Gaelic: Brianann m
• Spanish: Borondón
• Ukrainian: Брендан m (Brendan)
• West Frisian: Brandaan

Further reading

• Brendan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Branden

Faroese

Etymology

Germanic form of Latin Brendanus

Proper noun

Brendan m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• son of Brendan: Brendansson
• daughter of Brendan: Brendansdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Brendan
accusative	Brendan
dative	Brendani
genitive	Brendans